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Marvel ⋅ 1999

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First kiss between two male characters, Wonder Man and Beast, in Marvel's mainstream continuity

1st appearance of Pagan, a Skrull

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1st appearance of Jessie Drake, an empathic metamorph and the first transgender Marvel character

1st appearance of Steel Raven, a mercenary

1st cameo team appearance of New Genix

Typhoid Mary becomes Bloody Mary

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1st appearance of Escapade

Mad Love ⋅ 1988

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76-page oversized one-shot measuring 8.25 in. x 10.5 in.

AARGH! an acronym for Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia published in response to Clause 28, a British law with a section that read: local authority shall not intentionally promote or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality or teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship

Anthology of stories and illustrations by artists including Harvey Pekar, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Sim (Cerebus story), Neil Gaiman, Robert Crumb (sketch), Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons, published by Alan Moore's Mad Love whose proceeds benefited a gay rights charity

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1st appearance of Galaxy, a transgender alien princess

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1st appearance of Annabelle Riggs

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1st appearance of Renee Montoya, later becomes the second Question

[ 2021 - Montoya is a character in Batwoman Season 3]

Archie ⋅ 2010

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1st appearance of Kevin Keller, the first openly gay Archie character

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,167

DC ⋅ 2011

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Return of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, formerly Oracle

1st appearance of the Mirror

1st appearance of Alysia Yeoh, unnamed, a trangender woman of Singaporean descent

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Jon Kent reveals he is bisexual

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1st appearance of Andromeda

1st appearance of Bia, a transgender Amazon warrior

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Tim Drake revealed to be bisexual

1st appearance of Juliette Ballantine, leader of T.R.U.S.T, later revealed to be Libra

DC ⋅ 2012

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Green Lantern, Alan Scott re-introduced as a gay man, revealed in issue #2, becomes Green Lantern in issue #3

DC ⋅ 1988

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1st appearance of Gregorio de la Vega, later becomes Extrano - DC's first openly gay character

1st appearance of Celia Windward, later becomes Jet

1st appearance of Takeo Yakata, later becomes RAM

1st appearance of Xiang Po, later becomes Gloss

Image ⋅ 1998

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1st appearance of Apollo

1st appearance of Midnighter

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Iceman reveals he is gay

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1980

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Anthology of stories created for and by gay artists

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Marriage of Northstar and Kyle Jinadu, proposal happened in issue #50

First same sex marriage in Marvel Comics

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Northstar reveals he is gay

1st appearance of Major Mapleleaf

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1st appearance of Somnus, a mutant with the ability to control dreams

1st appearance of Galura, a mutant able to fly and control wind

1st cameo appearance of Captain America, Aaron Fischer

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1st appearance of Bloodsport

1st appearance of Maggie Sawyer, DC's first openly gay female character

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